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John Gould and Henry Constantine RichterHummingbirds - Brown Violet Ear or Petasophora Delphinaecirca 1850
circa 1850
About the Item
Title: Brown Violet Ear or Petasophora Delphinae.
Plate 229 from: A Monograph of the Trochilidae,
or Family of Humming-birds.
Drawn and lithographed by John Gould,
Elizabeth Gould, H.C. Ritcher, and W. Hart.
Published by John Gould.
Printed by Hullmandel and Walton.
London, 1849-61.
Lithographs with original hand-color.
Medium: Stone lithograph with hand coloring
Sheet size: 21.5 x 14 inches
Sight Size: 15 x 10.5 inches
Condition: Good.
This stone lithograph is immediately recognizable as a Gould Hummingbird print. The print is in good condition. The colors are strong. There are no tears, rips or creases. There is even, light toning of the sheet; the margins are slightly lighter than the rest of the sheet. Please see the images. I assume this is due to the print being matted at one time. A new mat would cover the lighter areas. This print also includes a separate sheet, also from the monograph which describes the print.
John Gould FRS 14 September 1804 – 3 February 1881 was an English ornithologist and bird artist. He published a number of monographs on birds, illustrated by plates that he produced with the assistance of his wife, Elizabeth Gould, and several other artists including Edward Lear, Henry Constantine Richter, Joseph Wolf and William Matthew Hart. He has been considered the father of bird study in Australia and the Gould League in Australia is named after him.
Throughout his professional life Gould had a strong interest in hummingbirds, so it is understandable that one of his great works would be about them. Considered John Gould’s masterpiece in both breadth and beauty, Monograph of the Trochilidae or Family of Humming Birds comprises 418 plates. It was originally published in London in five volumes in 25 parts (1849—61), plus volume six, a five-part supplement, (1880—87). Depicted and lithographed on stone by artists John Gould, Henry Constantine Richter and William Matthew Hart, each plate exquisitely portrays these delicate, evocatively colored birds with the flowers indigenous to their area. Strong botanical elements add a dimension not found in other bird folios. Today, they are among the most recognizable of all Gould prints.
- Creator:John Gould and Henry Constantine Richter (1804 - 1881, English)
- Creation Year:circa 1850
- Dimensions:Height: 21.5 in (54.61 cm)Width: 14 in (35.56 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
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- Condition:The print is in good condition. Please see the description for a complete condition report.
- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: PM03092023-11stDibs: LU666311894182
John Gould and Henry Constantine Richter
John Gould (1804-1881]) was an English ornithologist and artist. He, like his American contemporary John James Audubon, published a number of books on birds in the mid 19th century, illustrated by hand-colored lithographs. His wife and fellow artist, Elizabeth Gould, and several other artists including Edward Lear and Henry Constantine Richter produced lithographs for his various publications. He has been considered the father of bird study in Australia and the Gould League in Australia is named after him. Charles Darwin referenced Gould’s work in his book, "On the Origin of Species" and Gould named a bird after Darwin; "Darwin's finches". Gould began his career in London as a taxidermist, but in 1827 became the first curator and conservator at the museum of the Zoological Society of London. In this position naturalists brought him collections of birds from all over the world. He began creating drawings and eventually hand-colored lithographs with his wife and Edward Lear, which were the basis for his first publications. Darwin brought him specimens from the Galapagos Islands, including 12 species of finches which had never been described. In 1838, Gould and his wife travelled to Australia and their work led to the seven volume publication of “The Birds of Australia”. Gould had a fascination for hummingbirds and collected specimens of 320 varieties before ever seeing a live hummingbird on a trip to the United States in 1857. He eventually published “A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Humming-birds". Other large publications include: "The Birds of Europe"," A Monograph of the Ramphastidae, or Family of Toucans”, “A Synopsis of the Birds of Australia, and the Adjacent Islands”, “A Monograph of the Odontophorinae, or Partridges of America”, “The Birds of Asia”, “The Birds of Great Britain” and "The Birds of New Guinea and the Adjacent Papuan Islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia".
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